The Negaunee Foundation pledged $20M to Lyric Opera — half to an education endowment and $10M to guarantee an annual Mozart production.

A fast-moving fire gutted a Crete home on Patriot Lane Monday; everyone inside escaped unharmed. Investigators have not yet determined a cause.

Police issued fines and seized merchandise from street vendors near Millennium Park, emptying parts of the Magnificent Mile and leaving sellers unsure how to get their goods back.

Warm inland highs near 78°F today while the lakeshore stays in the 60s. A backdoor front late Wednesday brings cooler, breezy conditions Thursday.

A 21-year-old driver was shot in a Back of the Yards drive-by and taken to UChicago Medicine in good condition. Detectives are canvassing the area and seeking tips.

A single-vehicle crash in Momence early Sunday killed two people and left two others critically injured after the car struck a tree at Maple and Washington. Authorities have not released further details.

U.S. Marshals are looking for Clifton Robinson after he vanished from probation and gave a fake Milwaukee address that led to an empty lot on the city’s north side.

Pre-dawn smash-and-grab left a South Side liquor store damaged and an ATM emptied; no injuries were reported and detectives are investigating.

A tree fell on three children in Lakewood on Sunday; one was airlifted and listed in serious but stable condition, while two others were treated at the scene.

Archer Daniels Midland topped Crain’s latest list of Chicago’s largest public companies, a sign of how commodity markets and industrial scale reshuffle the city’s corporate rankings.

A 31-year-old man fell from a bridge on East Jackson Boulevard in the Loop Sunday evening and later died, Chicago police said. Detectives are investigating.

A 29-year-old woman was sexually assaulted Saturday in LaBagh Woods on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Forest Preserves Police are searching for a suspect and have increased patrols.

A 2-year-old boy was shot inside a Pullman residence and later pronounced dead. Police say the wound appears self-inflicted and a 31-year-old man was taken into custody.